Large student-led demonstration draws crowd in Niterói, Brazil

On October 6, 2026, in Niterói, Brazil, @feelipenbelo shared a video showing a large nighttime crowd of students and supporters gathered for a political demonstration. In the video, participants fill the street, raising their arms and waving Brazilian flags as they move through the city under bright streetlights. According to reports, hundreds of students from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) took part in a second consecutive night of demonstrations following Brazil’s October 4 presidential election. The demonstrations were held in support of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and in opposition to presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, with students expressing concerns about the future of federal universities and opposing amnesty for former president Jair Bolsonaro. The demonstration began at UFF’s Gragoatá campus and continued toward central Niterói, with workers also joining the students.